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Take the kids on an Easter egg hunt Easter egg hunts have become more popular rituals in recent years and there are now many organised hunts during the
school Easter hols. The National Trust is running a Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt every day over Easter at Overbecks, Salcombe from 11am to 4pm. Collect the clue sheet to explore the garden and find all the answers to claim a Cadbury chocolate egg. £2.50 per child. Normal admission charges apply. There’s also a hunt most days at Greenway, Galmpton from April 2nd (10.30am – 4pm) through to Easter and similarly at Saltram House in Plympton from April 6th. Babbacombe Model Village in Torquay is also holding an Easter egg trail between April 6 and 28, with eggs hidden among the miniature scenes and chocolate treats for finding them all. And throughout April there’s an Easter dinosaur egg hunt at Torquay’s Dinosaur World. Here children can discover fascinating fossils and find out who’s been stealing the dinosaur eggs. Prizes include chocolates and 160 million-year-old fossils.
Dance the hornpipe at Brixham Pirate
Festival Brixham’s Pirate Festival is one of the biggest
pirate mass gatherings in the country and attracts visitors from across the world. The whole town is turned over to swashbuckling fun for the full three days of the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, May 4 to 6. There are re-enactments, shanties, hornpipe dancing, street entertainment, living history exhibits and skirmishes with plenty of guns and can- nons. And the attention to costume detail is incredible, taking people/ pirate watching to a whole new level. This year the festival celebrates its 11th anniversary and it’s planning to be bigger than ever. It starts on Saturday morning with a Pirate Parade. Live music and entertainment runs from 11am to 6pm.
Take a bracing dip outdoors The outdoor pools are opening up for the season in May. Although some can still be a little chilly it’s a great time of year for a bracing dip before the
summer crowds gather. The delightful volunteer led Shoalstone saltwater pool in Brixham opens on May 25. Tinside Lido on Plymouth Hoe also opens in May for the season. Tinside is regular- ly voted in the top 10 of Europe’s outdoor pools and its art-deco style and water features makes it a pleasure to bathe in. And, of course, the view over the Hoe is spectacular. There’s also an abundance of wild swimming locations, at the beach, rivers and estuaries around the South Hams. The lifeguards are back on the beaches during the Easter holidays and daily from May 4. For more information on wild swimming safety and events go to
www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com
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brewery See how the delicious Sal- combe beer is brewed on a Salcombe Brewery Tour, at their idyllic hillside location in Ledstone overlooking the Salcombe ria. Tours include a Q&A session and all-important samplings in the brewery’s taproom. The Brewery Shop is also open for takeaways and gifts. Tours start at 3pm on Thurs- days and run weekly during the high season, including May. See their website www.
salcombebrewery.com for dates and to book a ticket. Or visit the new Tap House, attached to South Hams Brewery at Stokenham, overlooking the beautiful Start Bay. The brewery hosts regular live music and foodie events. And to stock up on some freshly brewed beer visit their Stokeley Farm Shop, open seven days a week.
Take a tour of a South Hams
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